JP2008065789A - Input operation support device and control method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve a user's usability or comfortableness by appropriately controlling a voice guide output in accordance with an operation input by the user. <P>SOLUTION: In the input operation support device including a voice output part outputting a guide voice of a content according to an input operation to an operation part, a detection part detects input operations to the operation part. A control means regulates, when a second input operation is detected by the detection means within a predetermined time after a first input operation, output of a guide voice for the content corresponding to the first input operation by the voice output means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an input operation support apparatus and a control method therefor, including a voice output unit that outputs a guide voice having contents corresponding to an input operation on an operation unit.

  The method of guiding information on the screen and the operation content by voice according to the user's input operation is widely used as a useful method because the user can check not only visually but also by hearing. However, when the user performs a plurality of input operations continuously in a short time, there is a problem that it is difficult for the user to hear, for example, only the head part of the guide voice corresponding to each input operation is continuously output at a short interval. .

  As a method for solving such a problem, a method of making the audio output time variable based on the input speed of the user has been proposed (for example, Patent Document 1). A method of outputting a short guide voice and a long guide voice in a stepwise manner based on the user input interval has also been proposed (for example, Patent Document 2).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 61-267117 JP 2002-229714 A

  According to the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, since the speed of the guide voice increases as the user increases the input speed, the input items can be grasped regardless of the input speed. Further, according to the technique disclosed in Patent Document 2, even if the user performs input at a short interval, the input item can be grasped by a short guide voice, and if the user waits for a long time, more detailed items can be obtained by a long guide voice. There is merit to be able to grasp. However, when the user is operating at short intervals and does not need to grasp the guide voice in the middle, the user may rather feel in the way. Patent Documents 1 and 2 do not consider such circumstances.

  An object of this invention is to improve a user's convenience and comfort by appropriately controlling the audio | voice guide output with a user's operation input.

  According to the input operation support device according to one aspect of the present invention, the input operation support device includes a voice output unit that outputs a guide voice having a content corresponding to the input operation to the operation unit. And detecting means for detecting, and when the second input operation is detected within a predetermined time from the time of the first input operation by the detecting means, it corresponds to the first input operation by the voice output means There is provided an input operation support device characterized by having control means for restricting the output of the guide voice of the content.

  According to the present invention, when the user is operating at a normal operation interval, the guide voice is output immediately, and when the user is operating at a short interval, no intermediate guide voice is output. And comfort is improved.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, this invention is not limited to the following embodiment, It shows only the specific example advantageous for implementation of this invention. In addition, not all combinations of features described in the following embodiments are essential as the problem solving means of the present invention.

  FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an image processing apparatus 100 to which the input operation support apparatus of the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the image processing apparatus 100.

  The image processing apparatus 100 is a so-called multi function peripheral that provides various image processing functions such as a printer, image input, document filing, document transmission / reception, and image conversion. The image processing apparatus 100 is connected to, for example, a LAN (not shown), and document transmission / reception is performed via the LAN. Further, the image processing apparatus 100 is also provided with a local interface such as a USB or a dedicated bus (not shown), and can communicate with a host computer or the like via the local interface. A reader unit (image input device) 200 optically reads a document image and converts it into image data. The reader unit 200 includes a scanner unit 210 having a function for reading a document and a document feeding unit 250 having a function for transporting a document sheet.

  A printer unit (image output device) 300 conveys recording paper, prints image data as a visible image thereon, and discharges the recording paper outside the device. In the printer unit 300, the paper feed unit 360 has a plurality of types of recording paper cassettes. The marking unit 310 has a function of transferring and fixing image data onto a recording sheet. The paper discharge unit 370 has a function of sorting and stapling printed recording papers and outputting them to the outside of the apparatus.

  The control unit 110 is electrically connected to the reader unit 200, the printer unit 300, and the operation unit 150. As shown in FIG. 1, the operation unit 150 is configured on the front surface of the image processing apparatus 100. The control unit 110 provides a copy function by controlling the reader unit 200 to read image data of a document and controlling the printer unit 300 to output the image data to a recording sheet. The control unit 110 also provides a scanner function that converts image data read from the reader unit 200 into code data and transmits the code data to a host computer (not shown) via the LAN. The control unit 110 further provides a printer function for converting code data received from the host computer via the LAN into image data and outputting the image data to the printer unit 300.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the control unit 110.

  The main controller 111 mainly includes a CPU 112, a bus controller 113, and various interface / controller circuits (not shown) (hereinafter, “interface” is abbreviated as “I / F”).

  The CPU 112 and the bus controller 113 control the overall operation of the control unit 110, and the CPU 112 operates based on a program read from the ROM 114 via the ROM I / F 115. The operation of interpreting PDL (page description language) code data received from the host computer and developing it into raster image data is also described in this program and processed by software. The bus controller 113 controls data transfer input / output from each I / F, and performs arbitration at the time of bus contention and control of DMA data transfer.

  The DRAM 116 is connected to the main controller 111 by a DRAM I / F 117, and is used as a work area for operating the CPU 112 and an area for storing image data.

  A codec 118 compresses the raster image data stored in the DRAM 116 by a method such as MH / MR / MMR / JBIG / JPEG, and conversely decompresses the code data compressed and stored into raster image data. The SRAM 119 is used as a temporary work area for the codec 118. The codec 118 is connected to the main controller 111 via the I / F 120, and data transfer to and from the DRAM 116 is controlled by the bus controller 113 and DMA transferred.

  A graphic processor 135 performs processing such as image rotation, scaling, and color space conversion. The SRAM 136 is used as a temporary work area for the graphic processor 135. The graphic processor 135 is connected to the main controller 111 via the I / F 137, and data transfer from the I / F 137 to the DRAM 116 is controlled by the bus controller 113.

  The connector 122 is connected to the main controller 111 through the external communication I / F 121 and is connected to the LAN through the connector 122. The connector 152 can be connected to the main controller 111 by the local I / F controller 151, and the local I / F can be connected by the connector 152.

  An expansion connector 124 for connecting an expansion board and an I / O control unit 126 are connected to the general-purpose high-speed bus 125. The general-purpose high-speed bus is composed of, for example, a PCI bus.

  The I / O control unit 126 is equipped with two channels of an asynchronous serial communication controller 127 for transmitting and receiving control commands to and from the CPUs of the reader unit 200 and the printer unit 300. The controller 127 is connected to the scanner I / F 140 and the printer I / F 145 by an I / O bus 128, respectively.

  The panel I / F 132 is connected to the LCD controller 131 and includes an I / F for displaying on the liquid crystal screen on the operation unit 150 and a key input I / F 130 for inputting hard keys and touch panel keys. Is done.

  The real time clock module 133 is for updating / saving the date and time managed in the device, and is backed up by a backup battery 134.

  The speech controller 138 is a control unit for outputting sound having contents corresponding to the input operation in the operation unit 150, and the sound is output from the speaker 139.

  The E-IDE connector 161 is for connecting an external storage device. In the present embodiment, the hard disk drive 160 is connected through this connector, and communication is performed when image data is stored in the hard disk 162 or image data is read from the hard disk 162.

  Connectors 142 and 147 are connectors for connecting the reader unit 200 and the printer unit 300, respectively. The connector 142 is connected to the scanner I / F 140 via the asynchronous serial I / F 143 and the video I / F 144. Similarly, the connector 147 is connected to the printer I / F 1405 via the asynchronous serial I / F 148 and the video I / F 149.

  The scanner I / F 140 is connected to the main controller 111 via a scanner bus 141. As a result, the scanner I / F 140 has a function of performing predetermined processing on the image received from the reader unit 200, and transmits a control signal generated based on the video control signal sent from the reader unit 200 to the scanner bus. 141 is also provided.

  Data transfer from the scanner bus 141 to the DRAM 116 is controlled by the bus controller 113.

  The printer I / F 145 is connected to the main controller 111 via a printer bus 146. Accordingly, the printer I / F 145 has a function of performing predetermined processing on the image data output from the main controller 111 and outputting the processed data to the printer unit 300. In addition, it also has a function of outputting a control signal generated based on the video control signal sent from the printer unit 300 to the printer bus 146.

  Transfer of raster image data developed on the DRAM 116 to the printer unit 300 is controlled by the bus controller 113 and DMA-transferred to the printer unit 300 via the printer bus 146 and the video I / F 149.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the operation unit 15. As shown in the figure, the operation unit 15 in this embodiment includes an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), a touch panel unit made of a transparent electrode pasted thereon, and a key input unit having a plurality of hard keys including a numeric keypad. . The LCD controller 131 is programmed to detect when a transparent electrode corresponding to a key of the touch panel portion is touched with a finger and display another operation screen. A signal input from the touch panel or hard key is transmitted to the CPU 112 via the panel I / F 132 described above, and the liquid crystal display unit displays image data sent from the panel I / F 132. The liquid crystal display unit displays function display, image data, and the like regarding the operation of the image processing apparatus 100.

  The operation screen displayed on the touch panel unit in FIG. 4 is an example of the initial screen in the standby mode, and various operation screens are displayed according to the setting operation. For example, when the paper selection key 41 is pressed, the LCD controller 131 displays a paper setting screen as shown in FIG.

  In the state of FIG. 5A, the focus is located at the paper size “A4”. This focus can be moved up and down by the user pressing the up arrow button 51 or the down arrow button 52. In addition, the speech controller 138 outputs a voice guide related to the item after the focus movement from the speaker 139. For example, when the down arrow button 52 is pressed from the state of FIG. 5A, the LCD controller 131 moves the focus to the paper size “A3”, and the speech controller 138 responds to this by setting “Set paper to A3”. Will be output.

  In the present embodiment, when a new operation is performed during the output of sound, the sound output is stopped. For example, when the down arrow button 51 is pressed while outputting “Set paper to A4”, the speech controller 138 stops the voice output halfway. After that, when the focus is moved to “A3”, the speech controller 138 outputs a voice message “Set paper to A3”. Therefore, in this case, the user hears “Set the paper to A4 and the paper to A3”.

  A specific example will be described with reference to FIGS. In both figures, a conventional operation example and the operation according to the present embodiment are shown together.

  First, the example of FIG. 6 will be described. Reference numerals 1001 to 1004 indicate pressing of the up arrow button 51 or the down arrow button 52 (hereinafter simply referred to as “button pressing”), and the interval between pressing of the buttons is longer than the output time length of the guide voice.

  In the conventional operation example in FIG. 6, when the first button press 1001 is detected, the focus shifts to “A4”, and a guide voice “Set paper to A4” is output (1005). ). The subsequent operation when the button is pressed (1002, 1003, 1004) is the same as in the case of 1001. In this example, since the button press interval is longer than the voice output time of the guide voice “Set paper to”, the guide voice is not stopped halfway.

  Next, an operation example of this embodiment will be described. When the first button press 1001 is detected by the I / O control unit 126, the LCD controller 131 moves the focus to “A4”. The speech controller 138 determines that the button press 1001 is not a continuous button press, and immediately outputs a guide voice “Set paper to A4” (1009). In this embodiment, “whether or not the button is continuously pressed” is determined, for example, by whether or not the button has been pressed a predetermined number of times (for example, twice) in the past one second. However, the present invention is not limited to this determination condition, and other conditions may be used. Other examples include “whether the button has been pressed for a predetermined time or longer”. The conditions may be set in advance by the system, or may be calculated dynamically from past user input timings and dynamically changed.

  The operations when other buttons are pressed (1002, 1003, 1004) are the same as in the case of 1001 above. In this example, since the button press interval is longer than the voice output time of the guide voice “Set paper to” as described above, the guide voice is not stopped halfway. That is, in the example of FIG. 6, the result of voice output is the same between the conventional example and the present embodiment, and all the guide voices after the button is pressed are all output immediately.

  FIG. 7 shows a case where the buttons 1101 to 1105 are pressed, and the interval between the button presses 1101 to 1104 is shorter than the output time length of the guide voice, and the interval between the button presses 1104 and 1105 is the guide. This is an example in which the output time length is longer than the audio output time.

  In the conventional operation example in FIG. 7, when the first button press is detected (1101), the focus shifts to “A4”, and a guide voice “Set paper to A4” is output accordingly ( 1105). Subsequent operations when the button is pressed (1102, 1103, 1104, 1105) are basically the same as those in the case of 1101 described above. However, when the buttons 1102, 1103, and 1104 are pressed, the guide voice is being output, and therefore the focus is shifted after the voice is stopped. In this case, when the buttons 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104 are pressed, the user hears “Set paper, paper, paper, paper to B5”.

  Next, an operation example of this embodiment will be described. When the first button press 1101 is detected by the I / O control unit 126, the LCD controller 131 moves the focus to “A4”. The speech controller 138 determines that this button press 1001 is not a continuous button press, and immediately outputs a guide voice saying “Set paper to A4” (1110).

  When the next button press 1102 is detected by the I / O control unit 126, the LCD controller 131 moves the focus to “A3”. The speech controller 138 determines that this button press 1102 is a continuous button press with respect to the first button press 1101. Then, the currently output guide voice 1110 is stopped, and the start of the guide voice 1111 corresponding to the button press 1102 is delayed by a predetermined time (for example, 1 second). The delay time may be fixed or may be calculated based on the interval at which the user presses the button (if the button press interval is 0.5 seconds, it is delayed by 0.1 second to 0.6 seconds, etc.).

  When the next button press 1103 is detected by the I / O control unit 126, the LCD controller 131 moves the focus to “A4R”. The speech controller 138 determines that this button press 1103 is a continuous button press with respect to the previous button press 1102. Then, the scheduled output of the guide voice 1111 is canceled and the start of the guide voice 1112 corresponding to the button press 1103 is delayed for a predetermined time (for example, 1 second).

  The operation when the next button press 1104 is detected is the same as the operation when the button press 1103 is detected.

  In this example, the interval between the button press 1104 and the next button press 1105 is longer than the output time length of the guide voice. Therefore, when a predetermined time elapses after the button press 1104 is detected and the next button is not pressed, the guide voice is displayed to the user as “paper ... (for about 3 seconds) ... paper is set to B5. It will sound like this. For this reason, it is possible to output a guide voice that is easy to hear for the user, rather than a guide voice such as “set paper, paper, paper B5” as shown in the conventional operation example. .

  The operation when the last button press 1105 is detected by the I / O control unit 126 is the same as the operation when the first button press 1101 is detected. That is, in this case, the speech controller 138 determines that the button press 1105 is not a continuous button press, and immediately outputs a guide voice “set paper to A2” corresponding to the button press 1105 (1114).

  In the above operation example, when it is determined that the button is continuously pressed, the voice output start time is delayed. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. As another example, it is conceivable that the audio output is stopped once and restarted after a predetermined time elapses, or the sound is output at a low sound volume and returned to the original volume after the predetermined time elapses.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the audio output control process by the speech controller 138 in the present embodiment.

  First, when a button press is detected by the I / O control unit 126, the speech controller 138 acquires and stores the time when the button is pressed from the real-time clock module 134 (step S301). Subsequently, in step S302, it is determined whether or not the button press is a continuous button press from the previous button press. For example, if the button has been pressed a predetermined number of times (for example, twice) in the past one second, it is determined that the button has been pressed continuously. If it is determined that the button is not continuously pressed (NO in step S302), the speech controller 138 immediately outputs a sound corresponding to the button pressed detected in step S301 from the speaker 139 (step S304). On the other hand, if it is determined that the button is continuously pressed (YES in step S302), after a specified time has elapsed (YES in step S303), a sound corresponding to the button pressed detected in step S301 is output (step S301). S304).

(Modification 1)
FIG. 9 shows a first modification of the audio output control process shown in FIG.

  When a button press is detected by the I / O control unit 126, the speech controller 138 acquires and stores the time when the button is pressed from the real-time clock module 134 (step S301). Subsequently, in step S302, it is determined whether or not the button press is a continuous button press from the previous button press. When it is determined that the button is not continuously pressed (NO in step S302), the speech controller 138 sets the voice output start time to T1 (step S401), and outputs the voice at the time T1 (step S403). . On the other hand, when it is determined that the button is continuously pressed (YES in step S302), the speech controller 138 sets the audio output start time to T2 (T2 is later than T1) (step S402), and the time T2 To output a sound (step S403).

  Although an example in which the audio output start time is set is shown here, the present invention is not limited to this, and the time until audio output may be set. In that case, T2 is longer than T1. T1 = 0 may also be used.

(Modification 2)
FIG. 10 shows a second modification of the audio output control process shown in FIG.

  First, when a button press is detected by the I / O control unit 126, the speech controller 138 stores the time when the button is pressed from the real-time clock module 134 (step S301) and issues a voice output start instruction (step S301). Step S501). Thereafter, in step S302, it is determined whether or not the button press is a continuous button press from the previous button press. If it is determined that the button is not continuously pressed (NO in step S302), the process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined that the button is continuously pressed (YES in step S302), a voice output stop instruction is issued (step S502). Subsequently, after a specified time (for example, 1 second) has elapsed (YES in step S503), a voice output start instruction is issued again (step S504). At this time, the voice that starts again is output from the beginning of the sentence.

(Modification 3)
FIG. 11 shows a third modification of the audio output control process shown in FIG.

  In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the speech controller 138 controls the audio output based on whether or not the button is continuously pressed is shown. On the other hand, in the following, it is assumed that the speech controller 138 is configured to issue an audio output instruction as soon as a button press is detected, and based on whether the audio output instruction has been issued continuously. An example of audio output control is shown. An example of the operation of the system as seen from the user is the same as that shown in FIGS. However, reference numerals 1001 to 1004 in FIG. 6 and reference numerals 1101 to 1105 in FIG.

  In FIG. 11, when the speech controller 138 issues an audio output start instruction, the speech controller 138 acquires and stores the time when the instruction is issued from the real-time clock module 134 (step S601). Subsequently, in step S602, it is determined whether or not the voice output start instruction has been issued continuously from the previous voice output start instruction. For example, when a voice output start instruction is issued a predetermined number of times (for example, twice) or more in the past one second, it is determined that the voice output start instruction is issued continuously. If it is determined that the voice output start instruction is not issued continuously (NO in step S602), the speech controller 138 immediately outputs a voice according to the voice output start instruction issued in step S601 from the speaker 139 (step S604). . On the other hand, when it is determined that the voice output start instruction is issued continuously (YES in step S602), the voice output start instruction issued in step S601 is followed after the lapse of the specified time (YES in step S603). Audio is output (step S604).

(Modification 4)
FIG. 12 is a modification of the audio output control process shown in FIG. 11, and corresponds to the example shown in FIG.

  When the speech controller 138 issues an audio output start instruction, the speech controller 138 acquires and stores the time at which the instruction is issued from the real-time clock module 134 (step S601). Subsequently, in step S602, it is determined whether or not the voice output start instruction has been issued continuously from the previous voice output start instruction. When it is determined that the voice output start instruction is not issued continuously (NO in step S602), the speech controller 138 sets the voice output start time to T1 (step S701). On the other hand, if it is determined that continuous voice output start instructions are issued (YES in step S602), speech controller 138 sets the voice output start time to T2 (T2 is later than T1) (step S702). ). Thereafter, when the set voice start time is reached (YES in step S703), a voice according to the voice output start instruction issued in step S601 is output (step S704).

(Modification 5)
FIG. 13 shows another modified example of the audio output control process shown in FIG. 11, and corresponds to the example shown in FIG.

  When the speech controller 138 issues a voice output start instruction, the speech controller 138 acquires and stores the time when the instruction is issued from the real-time clock module 134 (step S601), thereby starting voice output (step S801). Thereafter, in step S602, it is determined whether or not the voice output start instruction has been issued continuously from the previous voice output start instruction. If it is determined that the voice output start instruction is not issued continuously (NO in step S602), the process ends. On the other hand, if it is determined that a continuous voice output start instruction is issued (YES in step S602), a voice output stop instruction is issued (step S802). Subsequently, after a specified time (for example, 1 second) has elapsed (YES in step S803), a voice output start instruction is issued again (step S804). At this time, the voice that starts again is output from the beginning of the sentence.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the user performs an input operation continuously, the intermediate guide voice is not output. Comfort is improved.

  In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the input operation support device of the present invention is applied to the image processing device has been described. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the image processing device, and various operations including an operation unit are possible. Needless to say, it is applicable to equipment.

(Other embodiments)
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention may be applied to a system constituted by a plurality of devices or may be applied to an apparatus constituted by one device.

  In the present invention, a program for realizing each function of the above-described embodiments is supplied directly or remotely to a system or apparatus, and a computer included in the system or apparatus reads and executes the supplied program code. Can also be achieved.

  Accordingly, since the functions and processes of the present invention are implemented by a computer, the program code itself installed in the computer also implements the present invention. That is, the computer program itself for realizing the functions and processes is also one aspect of the present invention.

  In this case, the program may be in any form as long as it has a program function, such as an object code, a program executed by an interpreter, or script data supplied to the OS.

  Examples of the recording medium for supplying the program include a flexible disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, MO, CD-ROM, CD-R, and CD-RW. Examples of the recording medium include a magnetic tape, a non-volatile memory card, a ROM, a DVD (DVD-ROM, DVD-R), and the like.

  The program may be downloaded from a homepage on the Internet using a browser on a client computer. That is, the computer program itself of the present invention or a compressed file including an automatic installation function may be downloaded from a home page to a recording medium such as a hard disk. Further, it is also possible to divide the program code constituting the program of the present invention into a plurality of files and download each file from a different home page. That is, a WWW server that allows a plurality of users to download a program file for realizing the functions and processing of the present invention on a computer may be a constituent requirement of the present invention.

  Further, the program of the present invention may be encrypted and stored in a storage medium such as a CD-ROM and distributed to users. In this case, only the user who cleared the predetermined condition is allowed to download the key information to be decrypted from the homepage via the Internet, decrypt the program encrypted with the key information, execute it, and install the program on the computer May be.

  Further, the functions of the above-described embodiments may be realized by the computer executing the read program. Note that an OS or the like running on the computer may perform part or all of the actual processing based on the instructions of the program. Of course, also in this case, the functions of the above-described embodiments can be realized.

  Furthermore, the program read from the recording medium may be written in a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer. Based on the instructions of the program, a CPU or the like provided in the function expansion board or function expansion unit may perform part or all of the actual processing. In this way, the functions of the above-described embodiments may be realized.

1 is an external perspective view of an image processing apparatus according to an embodiment. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an image processing apparatus according to an embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the control unit of the image processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the operation part of the image processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the paper setting screen in embodiment. , It is a figure explaining the specific example of the audio | voice output control process in embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the audio | voice output control process by the speech controller in embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the 1st modification of the audio | voice output control process in embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the 2nd modification of the audio | voice output control process in embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the 3rd modification of the audio | voice output control process in embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the modification of the audio | voice output control process shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows another modification of the audio | voice output control process shown in FIG.

Claims (7)

An input operation support device having voice output means for outputting a guide voice having a content corresponding to an input operation on an operation unit,
Detecting means for detecting an input operation to the operation unit;
When the second input operation is detected within a predetermined time from the time of the first input operation by the detection means, the guide voice having the content corresponding to the first input operation by the audio output means is detected. Control means for regulating the output;
An input operation support device comprising:   When the third input operation is not detected within a predetermined time from the time of the second input operation by the detection unit, the control unit performs the second output to the audio output unit. The input operation support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a guide voice having a content corresponding to the input operation is output.   The input operation support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined time is a time corresponding to an output time length of the guide voice.   The control means further corresponds to the second input operation by the voice output means when the detection means detects the second input operation within a predetermined time from the time of the first input operation. The input operation support apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the start of outputting the guide voice of the content to be delayed is delayed by a specified time longer than the predetermined time.   The control means responds to the first input operation by the voice output means when the detection means detects the second input operation within a predetermined time from the time of the first input operation. The input operation support apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the input operation support apparatus reduces the output of the guide voice of the content. A control method for an input operation support apparatus having a voice output means for outputting a guide voice having a content corresponding to an input operation to an operation unit,
A detection step of detecting an input operation to the operation unit;
When the second input operation is detected within a predetermined time from the time of the first input operation in the detection step, the guide voice having the content corresponding to the first input operation by the audio output unit is detected. A control step for regulating the output;
A control method for an input operation support apparatus, comprising: A program for controlling an input operation support apparatus having voice output means for outputting a guide voice having a content corresponding to an input operation on an operation unit,
A code of a detection step for detecting an input operation to the operation unit;
When the second input operation is detected within a predetermined time from the time of the first input operation in the detection step, the guide voice having the content corresponding to the first input operation by the audio output unit is detected. The code of the control step that regulates the output,
The program characterized by having.

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